Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Weekday (YC W21)

. Manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from understanding hiring requirements and sourcing candidates to screening, interview coordination, offer management, and onboarding .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRemote • IndiaSenior💰 ₹2,000,000 - ₹3,000,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for technical positions, including sourcing, screening, and onboarding candidates. Proficient in utilizing various recruitment channels and tools to build strong talent pipelines and improve candidate experience.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Technical RecruitmentSourcing and Candidate IdentificationStakeholder ManagementUS Recruitment PracticesRecruitment Metrics Tracking

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Hard Skills

Technical Talent AcquisitionSoftware Engineering RecruitmentData RecruitmentCloud RecruitmentDevOps RecruitmentQA RecruitmentAI/ML RecruitmentBoolean SearchRecruitment StrategyCandidate Assessment

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsNegotiation SkillsCandidate EngagementOrganizational Fit AssessmentRelationship Building

Tools & Technologies

ATSRecruitment PlatformsRecruitment Dashboards

Industry Keywords

Talent AcquisitionTechnology HiringRecruitment MetricsCandidate MarketsGlobal Hiring

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from understanding hiring requirements and sourcing candidates to screening, interview coordination, offer management, and onboarding
Source and identify qualified candidates for technical positions through LinkedIn, job portals, professional networks, referrals, databases, and other talent channels
Work closely with hiring managers and stakeholders to understand technical requirements, team structures, role expectations, and candidate profiles
Conduct initial candidate screening and evaluate candidates based on technical experience, relevant skills, career progression, communication, and organizational fit
Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current and future technology hiring requirements
Handle multiple technical requisitions simultaneously while maintaining quality, turnaround time, and candidate experience
Coordinate interviews with candidates and hiring teams, ensuring smooth communication throughout the selection process
Manage candidate follow-ups, feedback collection, salary discussions, offer negotiations, and joining formalities
Develop strong relationships with candidates and maintain an active network of technology professionals
Track recruitment metrics such as sourcing activity, pipeline conversion, interview ratios, offer acceptance, and joining rates
Stay updated on technology hiring trends, talent availability, compensation benchmarks, and competitive talent markets
Collaborate with internal teams to continuously improve sourcing strategies, recruitment processes, and candidate experience

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 5+ years of experience
5–11 years of relevant experience in Technical Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, or Technology Hiring
Strong experience as a Technical Recruiter / Technical Talent Acquisition Specialist
Proven expertise recruiting for software engineering, product, data, cloud, DevOps, QA, AI/ML, and other technology roles
Strong understanding of technical job requirements and ability to assess candidates against role-specific skills
Strong sourcing and candidate identification capabilities using LinkedIn, job portals, Boolean search, referrals, and other recruitment channels
Strong communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, and candidate engagement skills
Ability to independently manage multiple positions and recruitment pipelines
Experience in Talent Acquisition strategy and workforce hiring
Exposure to large-scale tech recruitment across multiple technology functions
Experience with US recruitment and familiarity with US hiring practices, candidate markets, time zones, and recruitment processes
Experience working with ATS/recruitment platforms and maintaining recruitment dashboards and reports
Exposure to international or global hiring environments